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Liz Truss Quits, But UK’s Political and Economic Turmoil Linger
British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term in which her economic policies roiled financial markets…
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Can Truss and Hunt ride out the UK’s economic storm?
Ever since Queen Elizabeth officially appointed Liz Truss as prime minister of the UK on Sept. 6, she has endured…
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White House’s Brian Deese Doesn’t Expect Another Plaza Accord Coming
White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese said he didn’t expect another 1985-type agreement among major economies to counter…
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Energy Prices Double in Britain… and Winter Portends the Worst
the British energy regulator, Ofgim, announced on Friday that the annual bill for the average family will be $4,182, starting…
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Soaring energy prices testing tolerance of British society
The traditional British predisposition toward politeness, understatement and conflict-avoidance are presently being tested to the limit in face of the…
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UK Economy Shrinks for First Time Since Covid-19 Lockdown
The UK economy shrank in the second quarter for the first time since the pandemic, driven by a decline in…
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Iran arrests British Deputy Ambassador, Other “Foreigners “on Spying Charges
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard forces have accused the deputy ambassador of the United Kingdom and other foreign diplomats in the…
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Johnson’s Premiership in the Balance as Ministers Quit Scandal-Hit Government
A defiant Johnson was battling to stay in power as prime minister Wednesday after his government was rocked by the…
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Johnson’s UK shuns healing in favor of law-breaking
Brexit again risks tearing the UK apart, as well as furthering the divide between Britain and its European neighbors. The…
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Biggest Strike in 30 Years Paralyzes UK Rail Network
Tens of thousands of workers walked out on the first day of Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years on…
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